Historical Events In March - 16

1731  On this day in history treaty of Vienna Emperor Charles VI of England &Netherlands  

1731  Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England & Netherlands on this day in history.  

1731  Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England &Netherlands on March - 16.  

1736  Giovanni B Pergolesi, Italian composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 26 on March - 16.  

1738  On this day in history georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden), dies at 72  

1739  On March - 16 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)  

1745  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer  

1750  On March - 16 caroline Lucretia Herchel, Hanover, Germany, 1st mod woman astronomer  

1751  The birth of James Madison, Former (4th) American President on this day in history.  

1751  On March - 16 james Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)  

1757  On March - 16 bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen)  

1774  Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) on March - 16.  

1776  On March - 16 johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs  

1787  Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) on March - 16.  

1792  On March - 16 murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera  

1800  In Quebec, Jean-Joseph Casot 1728-1800, last Jesuit survivor of the French regime, dies at Quebec; the property of the order in Canada appropriates to the Crown on March - 16.  

1802  On March - 16 law signed to establish US Military Academy (West Point NY)  

1802  US army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) on March - 16.  

1802  West Point, the first United States Military Academy, opens its doors on March - 16.  

1802  On this day in history law signed to establish US Milt Academy (West Point, NY)  

1802  George Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.  

1804  Francisco marquis Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1806  On March - 16 norbert Rillieux, inventor (sugar refiner)  

1806  On March - 16 giuseppe Colla, composer, dies at 74  

1812  On March - 16 henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1814  Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer on March - 16.  

1815  Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium on March - 16.  

1818  Second Battle of Cancha Rayada on March - 16.  

1819  On March - 16 nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73  

1821  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau)  

1822  Composer Gioacchino Rossini marries Spanish soprano on this day in history.  

1822  John Pope, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on this day in history.  

1823  William Henry Monk, composer on March - 16.  

1827  On March - 16 uS black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (New York NY), begins publishing  

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.  

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1473  On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)  

1581  On this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)  

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.  

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer  

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)  

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.  

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.  

1021  On March - 16 death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III  

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen  

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on March - 16.  

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)  

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.  

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45